Mosquito guard



March 19, 1929. J. B. wERs 1,705,782

MOSQUITO GUARD Filed Aug. "1, 1926' ATTORNEY Patented Mar. 19, 1929.

JOSHUA BRYANT POWERS, or NEwYoRK, N. Y.

MOSQUITO GUARD.

'Application filed August 7,1926. Serial No. 127,882.

he present invention. relates to protective leggings, well for guardcoverings for certain other exposed parts of the body, and has for anobject to prevent the effective reach, and puncture of the skin, by thestinging equipment. of the mosquitoand other insect-s.

It is also an object of my invention to pro ride a cheap, cool,efficient, light-weight, and easily applied mosquito guard, bulky enoughto prevent effective penetration by the stinger of insects, and yet befree from inconvenience when, worn.

In the actual mv nufactureof it is a further object to use ine;;peneive, paper, such as thin crepe 'pa;i er,-for example, for mycheaper goods, and a parchmentized'or otherwise toughened paper for mymedium priced goods, and an impregnated cambric for example for myhigher class goods, sub-.

jecting each variety of fabric to a roughening process in order tosecure bulky thickness when a plurality of wraps are employed in themaking of my guard. I

' In impregnating my paper or other fabric, I may use an alcoholsolution of gum shellac for example'with the object of securing andmaintaining the roughness of the fabric.

"With the above and certain other objects'in view, which will becomeapparent as the description proceeds, my invention consists in the novelparts. and combination of parts, all as hereinafter will be more fullydescribed and particularly pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings forming a part of thisspecification in which like numerals designate like parts in all theviews Figure 1' shows one of my mosquito guards in the form of a leggingapplied to a limb;

Figure 2 shows a top or plan view of several wraps of one of my mosquitoguardforming strips.

Figure 3 shows a side'view of a partial length, cut away in the center,of one of my mosquito guard-forming strips.

Figure l shows an edge view of'this mosquito guard-forming strip.

Figure 5 "s a transverse sectional view through one of my mosquitoguard-forming strips taken as on the line A B of Figure 3, and lookingin the direction of the arrows; and r i f Figure 6 is an enlarged edgeview of one end of one of my mosquito guard-forming strips.

With reference to Figure 1 10l0-10 are same my invention the flat-sidesor convolutions of one of my mosquito guard formmg strips in the form ofaleggmg applied to the limb of a wearer.

'The legging is started at the ankle and is wet, glue fashion, to causeit to adhere.

VVrth refercnce'to F1gure2 10 is thestrip material and 11 is thereenforced'cnd applied and. adhering to the strip after making a wrap ortwo.

With reference to Figure 3 .10 is my strip material, 12 the roughened orcorrugated surface, and 1313 are distant edges produced in my rougheningprocess. V lVith reference to Figure 4- 10 is the mosquito guard-formingstrip in edge view, 11

the reenforced end applied thereto.

WVith reference to Figure 5 10v is the end View of. one of my mosquitoguard-forming strips, and 1813 are the outstanding edges thereof. i y

With reference to Figure 6, which is an enlarged and sectional end viewof one of my strips 10 is the strip, 12 the roughened or corrugatedsurface, 11 the reenforced end provided with an adhesive.

I It will now be appreciated that I may take a single strip or two ormore strips of crepe paper, for example, and unite them into a compoundstrip through the agency of any suitable adhesive, a mucilage, forexample,

and in this way secure a substantially cellular construction,-buildingup a bulky thickness of paper through which the stinging equipment ofthe mosquito cannot reach. In the place of using thin crepe paper I mayusea little heavierweight paper or a cambric, and after running mypreviously cut strips between roughening or corrugating rollers, I can,unite two or more of them in substantially parallel rows throughtheagency of adhesive, or I can use them as simple single strips, andreenforce the ends by means of, a suitable impregnating reenforcingmember to be pasted to hold the legging secure 011 the limb of thewearer.

'With my roughened or corrugated strips of fabric, either in singlethicknesses or in superimposedor compounded layers it now be% comesobvious that I may secure avery cheap,

glue, and a light Weight but bulky mosquito guard legging, easilyapplied, Worn, and thrown away after use, but With such thickness as toprevent the stinging equipment ofa mosquito or other insect, frompenetrating and reach ing through eltectively to the flesh of the limbprotected by my guard.

Having described my invention, 1 claim:

1. A legging comprising a strip or crepe fabric Whose corrugations aretreated with a solution to aid in maintaining said corrugations, saidstrip adapted to create a substantially cellular structure when Wrappedabout a limb, and provided with means for making fast one 01 the ends ofsaid strip.

2. A legging comprising a strip oi paper Whose surface is provided witha plurality of ind-entions and raised portions, said :t'abric beingtreated With a solution to preserve said surface formation; areinforcement )rovided on one of the ends of: said strip; and anadhesive on said reinforcement.

3. A legging comprisii'ig a plurality of v sociated superimposed stripsof fabric each provided With an undulating surface, the edges of thecomposite fabric being extended beyond the surface thereof; a winterement provided on one of the ends or saiifl composite strip; and anadhesive on said reinforcement whereby the composite strip may be Woundabout a leg and self-secured to provide a protection against the bitesof insects, etc.

t. Alegging comprising a plurality of associated superimposed strips ofindented :t'abric treated to maintain the indentations, the plurality oistrips being united by means of anadhesive, and means to secure thecomposite fabric strip to a leg including an adhesive applied to oneendof said strip.

5. A legging comprising a composite of a plurality of associatedsuperimposed strips of paper each having a surface provided Withundulations extending in plural directions and treated with a solutionto preserve said undulations, the edges of the coinpositeextendingbeyond the surface thereof to reinforce the same; a separatereinforcement provided on one of the ends of said composite; and anadhesiveon said last named reinforcement.

Signed at New York city, in the county of New York and State of NewYork, this 5th day oi? August A. D. 1926.

JOSHUA BRYANT rownns.

